Chocolate-dipped soft-serve and a spin on the Grand Wheel. Australian Battered Potatoes and the pig races. Bungee jumping and a week of bed rest. Everyone who visits the San Diego County Fair has their traditions, but what about taking a chance on something new?

In honor of this year’s “Fab Fair” theme, here is a look at the fab-worthiness of some of the fair’s new additions. And at the end of the long and winding road, there’s a cauliflower sandwich with your name on it.

The Triple Decker Krispy Kreme Cheeseburger

Chicken Charlie’s

What do you get when you stuff a perfectly nice Krispy Kreme glazed doughnut with three patties of lunchroom beef, then let it sit under a heat lamp for a spell? Nothing remotely good, I can promise you.

Like last year’s unfortunate Krispy Kreme Sloppy Joe, this worst-of-all-worlds concoction is best consumed by your Twitter feed, where taste-bud abuse is not an issue. And if you don’t believe me, believe Natacha Ordoñez and her daughters, who were happy to share my Krispy Kreme Cheeseburger. Until they actually ate it.

“I like the sweet and the savory, but I don’t think I like them together,” Natacha said after finishing her sample. “I think I’d rather try the fried pickle with bacon.”

Fourteen-year-old Siah thought it was good. Kind of. “It was weird,” she said. “But it wasn’t bad weird. Just different weird.”

Sister Leilani, 11, took one bite and begged to differ. “I think it tasted really funny.”

The verdict: Not Fab. And at $10.95, not cheap, either.

Smoked Jack Daniel’s Bacon Wrapped Churro

Bacon-A-Fair stands

Because nothing says “A Day at the Fair” like a sweet fried thing wrapped in a pork thing. Unless it is a sweet fried thing wrapped in a pork thing that has been grilled and served with a side of whipped cream and maple syrup.

The worst thing about this miracle of unnecessary bacon cuisine? No Jack Daniel’s flavor to be found. The obvious thing? This concentrated slab of pancake-breakfast goodness is so yummy, the lack of Jack doesn’t matter. If you must split it, save the crunchiest end for yourself.

The verdict: Fab! Have two, they’re small.

Fab Fair Theme Exhibit

Just inside the O’Brien Gate

Whether you are interested in the Beatles or just looking for a shady place to walk off that cave-man turkey leg (What were you thinking with that?), the “Fab Fair” exhibition will make you kick up your Beatle-boot heels with joy. Even if you are wearing flip-flops.

The free exhibit is built around two traveling photo collections making their California debuts at the fair. “The Beatles! Backstage and Behind the Scenes” gleefully raids the CBS Television Archives for candid shots of the baby-faced phenoms preparing for their 1964 appearances ﻿on “The Ed Sullivan Show.” The more contemplative “Give Peace a Chance” features photojournalist Gerry Deiter’s intimate coverage of John Lennon and Yoko Ono’s 1969 in-bed peace protest.

The photos make moldy pop-culture history feel daisy-fresh again, and mock-ups of the “Abbey Road” album cover and John and Yoko’s bed provide photo opportunities that will put your funnel-cake selfies to shame.

“We love the Beatles, so this makes us happy,” said Gail DeFalco of San Carlos, who was browsing with husband John and her friend Sheryl Zimmerman, all of them wearing Beatles T-shirts. “And they’re playing Beatles’ music throughout the fair, which makes everyone happy. Even when you’re getting hot waiting in line for expensive food.”

The verdict: Fab, with a dash of Happy.

World of Wonders

Family Funville, formerly the Infield

This low-rent tribute to the old-fashioned sideshow aims for camp, but due to a profound lack of energy and gonzo conviction, it ends up somewhere south of lame. Between the snoozy sword-swallowing and the dullest knife-throwing act since you dropped your cutlery at Chipotle, the only amazing thing about “World of Wonders” is the fact that you are supposed to pay extra to see it. Step away from the tent.

The verdict: So not Fab.

The Cauliflower Sandwich. Seriously.

Grinders stand

Hey, what is that vegetable doing on my sandwich? And why isn’t it deep-fried? Don’t panic, fair friends. While the baked cauliflower in the Grinders stand’s “Ooey Gooey Cauliflower Apple Melt” is surrounded by suspiciously healthy green-apple slices and assorted greens, it is covered with molten cheese and wedged inside a grilled bun drenched in garlic-butter. It will change your eating life while fooling you into thinking you have earned that second cream puff. Miraculous!